Microelectronics may bring in the gold for Australian athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Spy networks and international financial systems are set to benefit from an advance in teleportation technology developed at The Australian National University. The researchers have claimed that they are the first in the world to demonstrate the sharing of secrets via teleportation using quantum physics. The research has potential to significantly enhance the security of computer systems around the world.

The Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources, presented nine companies with awards for excellence and innovation on behalf of the Australian Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (AEEMA) at a gala event on 4 May 2004. The Minister also formally launched the Australian Innovation Festival at the event.

Farnell InOne has issued the first of what will become regular email newsletter to its customer base on issues relating to the RoHS (Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives.

Future Horizons has predicted that robots will become mainstream consumer products within the next decade, providing a significant growth opportunity for the electronics sector.

Chip designers, computer makers, researchers and specialists are uniting to tackle one of the most urgent, but overlooked, for the global semiconductor industry: the soaring densities of heat on integrated circuits, particularly high-performance microprocessors.

Scientists have created a transistor architecture using molecular-scale nanowire memory cells. It promises unprecedently compact data storage.

RS Components says its Internet Trading Channel (ITC) is now live in Australia and New Zealand.

In the future, powering up a latptop may require that it is unfolled first.

Invensys Powerware has partnered with Lightning Protection International to distribute the latter's range of Guardian CAT (Controlled Area Triggering) series Air Terminals, LPI Surge and Transient protection products for data, communication and signal lines, and LPI grounding products throughout Australian and New Zealand.

Philips and IBM are jointly developing systems for radio frequency identification (RFID) and smart card applications. The companies will combine to address the growing need for high-security smart cards and RFID technology in day-to-day business processes, operations and consumer lifestyles.

In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission, Fluke Corporation is voluntarily recalling the TL221, TL222 and TL224 modular test leads.

GenTek has announced signing an agreement to sell its Krone communications group to ADC Telecommunications.

Philips, Sony, and E Ink Corporation have announced what is claimed to be the first consumer application of an electronic paper display module.

Kingston Technology has announced a worldwide memory marketing agreement with computing systems developer, Silicon Graphics.